Right-hander Asher Wojciechowski has rejected the Yankees’ outright assignment to Triple-A and has elected to become a free agent, the team announced. New York designated Wojciechowski for assignment earlier this week.
After Wojciechowski signed a minors deal with the Yankees this past offseason, his tenure in the Bronx lasted just one MLB game — a spot start against the Phillies on Wednesday that saw the righty allow two runs in four innings of what ended up being a 6-5 Yankees victory.
Wojciechowski will now head back onto the open market, after having already been a member of 10 different organizations during a pro career that began when the Blue Jays selected him 41st overall in the 2010 draft.
Wojciechowski has pitched for five teams at the MLB level, with a 5.93 ERA over 202 career innings over parts of five seasons. Since Wojciechowski had also been outrighted off a big league roster in the past (by the Orioles last September), it was his right to refuse another outright assignment and opt for free agency.
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